Review by Arnold

I won’t summarize all of the problems with Windows 8. Many of the other reviews have already done that. The interface is needlessly cumbersome and really adds nothing to the experience. I’ll just mention a few problems that have come up when using Windows 8 on a Mac with Bootcamp.

First, the screen is set to an extremely dim mode. When using Windows 8, you can barely see the screen. There is a way to fix this in the Control Panels option (you have to disable auto-brightness), but the fact that nobody at Microsoft even thought that a barely visible screen was a problem is worrying.

Second, there are no drivers for wireless internet with Windows 8 when used on Bootcamp. I can’t even connect to the internet! Again, given the number of people who use Windows on a Mac, this seems like a major oversight. There is a way to fix it, but it’s pretty complicated and frankly it’s easier just to restore Windows 7.

Overall, do not upgrade to Windows 8, especially if you’re using it on a Mac!